Graduate Certificate
This degree is offered via Open Universities Australia. For further information, contact either of the following areas:
This program is designed to enable those without formal academic qualifications in Employment Relations to gain knowledge and skills in the area. Students may already be working in a job in the field or may be seeking to move into such a position. There is a significant practical Australian content to some courses within these programs.
In the Graduate Certificate in Employment Relations, you will develop a sound understanding of key issues around formulating and implementing employment relations policies in dynamic environments.
To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Employment Relations, a student must:
Graduates could find careers in industrial relations or human resource management across private, public and not-for-profit sectors.
The knowledge acquired will be relevant at the workplace level (for example, to those involved in enterprise bargaining and the management of staff), at peak body level (for example, those employed by employer associations and unions), and for those involved in policy formulation and implementation (for example, in state and commonwealth departments). You may be responsible for helping formulate policy and its implementation in the context of changing international, national and industry based employment practices. You may also find opportunities in advisory and consultant positions and also industrial officer and organiser positions in employer associations, employment relations consulting firms and unions.
Griffith University awards credit for prior learning. Prior learning may relate to previous study undertaken at Griffith, another University, a training organisation or TAFE.
Students may be able to obtain credit for previous studies completed at other institutions. For further information, please visit the following website prior to registering in any units of study through Open Universities Australia:
To assist with your application, Griffith's Credit Precedent Database will give you a guide to the credit that you may be entitled to by listing equivalent courses in which the University has previously awarded credit.